GDT: Rangers @ Devils - 7 P.M. - MSGSN

[NJDevs26]

Vanecek spotted them three

I’d say two but whatever, we’re only nitpicking one and three cause he was so godawful on two and four

 

[glenwo2]

Well....

That sucked.


And @Bleedred , no more Wall-of-text Sock-Puppet shows anymore.

 

[TF1970]

they are like 2 points out of a wild card spot with 2 games in hand IIRC.

looking at the standings in Mid-November is a fools errand.

Two months from now we gonna still be waiting on them to start stacking up some consecutive wins?

 

[Darkauron]

Well at least Jack has not missed a step

 

[Call Me Al]

Thought they played well enough to win.

I think the Lindy-Goalie-Defense tandem screwed us again. There was no reason to back to Vitek against the rangers.

both vesey goals were terrible rebounds that good goalies don’t give up, and the cross ice to panarin that somehow he didn’t anticipate were all bad.

i’ve been saying it’s system and not goaltending for most of the season - but they played really well tonight. well enough to win and vitek f***ing sucked

 

[SJinNewJersey]

I need ice cream

 

[Camille the Eel]

We played a fine game, certainly a good enough game to win especially with 2 important top 6 players out and 10 forwards.

Vitek can't make more than a couple important saves a night. It's an impossible ask.

He was good in Pittsburg but can’t seem to put back to back games together. You see that with him. He seems to like the alternating goalies scenario. Have rarely seen him consistently good in back to back starts. Hindsight now but I wish we had started Schmid tonight. With stronger goalie play we win this game.

 

[Unknown Caller]

they are like 2 points out of a wild card spot with 2 games in hand IIRC.

looking at the standings in Mid-November is a fools errand.

Not exactly, like 85% of the teams in the playoffs at thanksgiving stay in.

 

[BurntToast]

Vitek isn’t athletic and he only has mediocre hockey sense. He makes some great saves but his reactions are so bizarre. Sometimes, he is watching the puck, instead of moving his body.

Like the goal that was made on the PP, it was beautiful passing play but V didn’t need to commit to the shot. Then he has to dive because he went down and has no push-off.

On the fourth goal, V makes the save, and then goes down to swat at it, when if he just slid over Vesey wouldn’t have scored.

 

[DerekDevils30]

Red Wings, Jackets, and Sabres next week. Need to take care of business.

 

[jkrdevil]

I mean I hate Vitek for the 4th goal but it was a 1v3 and the Rags still scored? We're not blaming Marino and the rest of the guys out there? That's even more brutal

It was an awful rebound. There were also 3-4 other bad rebounds tonight that he was lucky out defensemen ended up getting to.

I’m not talking about shots off the leg pads. Those are going to create rebounds. He is struggling with the shots higher up that he should be catching or trapping on his body. Those rebounds can’t be left.

 

[Lou is God]

Lindy is a bozo for throwing the LOSER out there against the Rangers.

Yeah, I don't know why he played VV tonight, Schmid hasn't been sharp either but you figure he'd go with the goalie that was in Rangers heads last spring.

 

[Forge]

This year.

Unlikely, but I'm sure he'll try. Any move made this year is likely a band aid that looks insufficient on the surface

 

[TF1970]

Also here comes the lindy classic “we had a chance to probably put the game away on bratts breakaway but we don’t convert”. He loves to use that excuse.

 

[Bleedred]

Vitek was too deep on that tying goal and was crap in the 1st.

We have a massive goaltending problem with no way to fix it

The first thing is to play Schmid like we have no one beyond him other than Gillies.

If he sucks then he sucks.

Let him sink if you have to, but don’t let Vitek do anything other than rot.

They give Schmid no leash at all. If he gets lit up then he sits until Vitek gets lit up.

This is what got Jay Woodcroft fired. He kept going back to Campbell and wouldn’t just let Skinner sink.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

in my opinion from my TV view both goals against , #3 & #4 we're a result of bad defense. example #3 off the face off was a straight shot without Luke between Vanecek and the shooter. #4 was the same, except there was no face-off. #5 was an open net.

goal 4 was definitely bad defense.. but it also was a bad rebound let up

 

[Satans Hockey]

Bratt finishes that breakaway and it's 4-2 and that's most likely the game. Can talk about everything else after that but you gotta finish those chances.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

Not exactly, like 85% of the teams in the playoffs at thanksgiving stay in.

ya how will we ever make up those 2 points

 

[Devs3cups]

It’s not Vitek’s fault, it’s the defenses.

Just like it wasn’t his fault last year when we went 0-2 with him and 4-1 without him Against this team in the playoffs.

Oh and two shutouts too.

It can never be the goaltending's fault. The play in front of them has to be 100% perfect for them to be at fault for a bad goal.

The goaltenders are pretty little sensitive butterflies that can only stop easy shots and chances that came off of normal plays. They can never be at fault if a bad play happens in front of them.

 

[Saugus]

Well at least Jack has not missed a step

The only silver lining here is that Hughes came right back and put up a casual two points with no obvious issues.

 

[njdevils1982]

Well....

That sucked.


And @Bleedred , no more Wall-of-text Sock-Puppet shows anymore.

agree... we need the punch and judy show instead

 

[Unknown Caller]

ya how will we ever make up those 2 points

You said looking at the standings in November is a fools’ errand. It obviously isn’t.

 

[JimEIV]

First too many men, then the missed call that led to the goal and they lost focus.

I'm not blaming anyone. Thar was a team loss.

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

You said looking at the standings in November is a fools’ errand. It obviously isn’t.

it is because things that happened last year, and the year before, and the year before, etc. have no bearing on what will happen this year.

You keep worrying though.

 

[Forge]

So once again just gonna throw a season down the toilet? He’s been an expert at that up until last season.

Team will likely still compete when all is said and done. I don't think they are a cup favorite or anything, but not many teams I'd classify as that anyway